Eye To Eye With Buddy Guy

Last night Kyle and I drove up to Mount Pleasant Michigan for his birthday present. We went to see Buddy Guy and The Robert Cray Band live at the Soring Eagle Casino. Way cool!!! We had front row end seats left of center stage. Really good seats.

Robert Cray opened the show, and man what a show. If you have never seen him play in person DO IT!!!!!
Incredible guitarist.

My personal opinion is rather sad but I will share it. Robert Cray is without a doubt one of the best guitarist ever. But due to the amount of legendary performers who play the Blues, Robert Cray will never get the recognition he deserves. Long after Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Albert King, John Lee Hooker and all the other greats are all dead and gone, Robert Cray will still be out there playing his music without due noted fame.

Buddy Guy Walks out onto the stage and just blows everyone away. About half way through his show Buddy decides to walk off stage and out into the auditorium. He walked up and down the aisles just jamin’ on this yellow Fender Strat. The crowd’s going crazy. Kyle and I are trying to find him after loosing him in the crowd.

Then out of no where, we spotted Buddy in the back of the room coming our way. “Here he comes kyle,” I screamed. Then within a couple of minutes there he was, 2 feet in front of us. He made a dead stop right in front of me and we just locked eyes. He stood there bending strings, glaring at me eye to eye with this look on his face that said, “I’m bad!!!”

Intimidating!!!!!!!

It was a great night. Kyle and I have gone to a lot of concerts together. B.B. King, Peter Frampton, Journey, and now Buddy and Robert. The cool thing is this is our thing; music. My dad and I didn’t have a thing. That makes this even that more special. Happy 21st Birthday Kyle.